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<h1>Enabling or restricting drilling in a report </h1>
<p>Analysts can drill through a report by clicking on an object on the 
 report, to analyze data that is closely related to the original report 
 data. They can use drilling to expose an entirely different object on 
 a report to see what the data looks like within a different context. If 
 you need an introduction to drilling or a better understanding of how 
 users experience drilling, see the chapter <span style="font-style: italic;"><I>Answering 
 Questions about Data</I></span> in the <span style="font-style: italic;"><I>MicroStrategy 
 Basic Reporting Guide</I></span>.</p>
<p>A drill map is a set of restrictions you can define that shape the directions 
 that users can drill (called a drill path) on a report. If a report does 
 not have a drill map specifically defined, the default paths available 
 are based on the system hierarchy of the project. Any customized drill 
 map you create can override the default. You create a drill map using 
 the Drill Map Editor in MicroStrategy Desktop.</p>
<p>Analysts can perform several procedures to personalize their drilling 
 experience in a given report. For example, an analyst can determine whether 
 the drilled-from attribute automatically appears on the drilled-to report. 
 For details on the personalizations related to drilling that an analyst 
 can define, see the chapter <span style="font-style: italic;"><I>Answering 
 Questions about Data</I></span> in the <span style="font-style: italic;"><I>MicroStrategy 
 Basic Reporting Guide</I></span>.</p>
<h2>To enable or restrict drilling in a report</h2>
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<li class=p-Steps><p class=Steps>Click the name of a report to execute 
 it.</p></li>
	
<li class=p-Steps><p class=Steps>From the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Tools</B></span> 
 menu, select <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Report Options</B></span>. The 
 Report Options dialog box opens.</p></li>
	
<li style=" font-weight: normal; " class=p-Steps><p class=Steps style="font-weight: normal;">Select 
 one of the following options to specify how users can drill in the report:</p></li>
	<ul type="1" class="whs2">
		
<li style="font-weight: bold;" class=p-Steps-Bulleted-1><p class=Steps-Bulleted-1>No 
 drilling: <span style="font-weight: normal;">Users cannot drill up, down, 
 or across to any objects.</span></p></li>
		
<li class=p-Steps-Bulleted-1><p class=Steps-Bulleted-1><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Drill 
 down only</B></span>: Users can only drill down on objects on the report. 
 They cannot drill up or across to other objects.</p></li>
		
<li class=p-Steps-Bulleted-1><p class=Steps-Bulleted-1><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Drill 
 anywhere</B></span>: Users can drill up, down, and across to any objects available 
 in the drop-down list.</p></li>
	</ul>
	
<li style="margin-left: -20px;  font-weight: normal; " class=p><p class="whs3">Select 
 <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>OK</B></span> to apply the changes and return 
 to the report.</p></li>
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